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By Luke Brinker December 04, 2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suggested on Friday that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel may need to resign amid the raging controversy over how city officials handled the release of videotape showing the police killing of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old African-American shot 16 times by white police officer Jason Van Dyke.
Though Van Dyke killed McDonald in October 2014, the video of their encounter wasn't made public until last month, after a Cook County judge ordered its release. Emanuel's critics allege that he squashed release of the video to prevent a politically calamitous flare-up ahead of his campaign for a second term as mayor. He ultimately prevailed in his re-election bid after winning an April runoff election.
In a statement Friday, Sanders joined fellow Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Martin O'Malley in urging a federal inquiry into the Chicago Police Department's practices. But Sanders went a step further by calling for "any official who helped suppress the videotape of Laquan McDonald's murder [to] be held accountable."
While Sanders didn't mention Emanuel by name, he added, "[A]ny elected official with knowledge that the tape was being suppressed or improperly withheld should resign. No one should be shielded by power or position."..
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cantbeserious
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oasis
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zalinda
(5,621 posts)An inquiry is in order. Bernie is not judge and jury.
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oasis
(49,387 posts)
riversedge
(70,233 posts)Yes, indeed, an inquiry is in order...
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Dec 2: Hillary Clinton calls for federal inquiry of Chicago police tactics
I missed this-from Dec 2.
I see there are several threads in gd-p claiming Sanders has taken the boldest step yet among the candidates Suggesting that Rahm Emanuel resign. I think it should be investigated--at let the chips fall where they may. I also consider it very bold of Hillary--and the right thing to do---to call for a Federal investigation into this shooting.
But too early for resignation. He may decide to do just that as the protests go on (and they are going on) IMHO
Hillary Clinton calls for federal inquiry of Chicago police tactics
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-hillary-clinton-rahm-investigation-20151202-story.html
Hillary Clinton is calling for an independent federal inquiry into the Chicago Police Department's tactics following the shooting death of African-American teenager Laquan McDonald by a white police officer, her campaign told the Tribune on Wednesday.
Clinton's stance puts her at odds with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who on Wednesday said he is against a full-blown federal probe.
Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, is "deeply troubled" by the shooting last year of McDonald and the "outstanding questions" it raises, her spokesman Brian Fallon said.
Emanuel has called for a task force to review the Police Department's practices, which is "an important step," Fallon said. "But given the gravity of this tragic situation, she supports a full review by the Department of Justice," he said of Clinton.
Emanuel, a powerful fellow Democrat, has come under harsh criticism for his administration's handling of the shooting and its ...............
His administration spent months trying to keep private a police video that shows McDonald being shot 16 times. The airing of the video last month set off a furor among protesters and community leaders, demanding answers about the shooting and the mystery surrounding it.
Emanuel opposes federal civil rights probe of Chicago police, admits 'mistakes'.................
But Clinton is siding with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, another influential Democrat, who has called for the Justice Department to look into the police use of deadly force. Madigan wrote a letter Tuesday asking U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to launch a review because, as she put it, the "trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken."
Clinton does not believe Emanuel should step down as mayor, Fallon said...............
http://www.trbimg.com/img-56609473/turbine/ct-white-house-responds-to-laquan-mc-20151203/750/750x422
White House responds to Laquan McDonald shooting, Hillary Clinton wants federal probe of CPD. Dec 3, 2015. (WGN-TV)
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riversedge
(70,233 posts)oasis
(49,387 posts)
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)to vote against the Republican bill to repeal ObamaCare and defund Planned Parenthood.
Huge fail there.
Yes, I know that the bill would have passed even with his vote. But he's campaigning on health care reform and women's reproductive rights, and voting against the Republican bill would have boosted his credibility on those issues. He chose not to do the right thing, so it just appears as if he's all talk, no action.
For some people, that might be all they need, but for me, votes matter. In that he's failed me as an ObamaCare recipient and as a woman.
zalinda
(5,621 posts)and that is sad. He has missed only 5% of the votes so far while running for President. Hillary missed 83% of her votes when she ran for President in 2008.
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BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)For all his talk of being a socialist, I've discovered that he's a true-blue Democrat. So your statement is wrong.
And it doesn't matter how many votes he's missed compared to Hillary Clinton. She doesn't need to prove herself. He does. And it matters because he's projected himself as a purer Democrat than Hillary Clinton, yet he couldn't make the effort to stick around and vote against the Republican bill that's meant to undermine the very issues he's campaigning on?
Armstead
(47,803 posts)So if he'd stayed and voted would you have called him a showboating hypocrite for casting a token meaningless vote claiming to support Obamacare while he's campaigning for something different?
I'm sure some people wold have found reasons to be offended by whatever he did, simpkly because he is Bernie Sandersa ande has dared to challenge Clinton in the primary.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)I do just because I support Hillary Clinton. This really needs to stop.
So if he'd stayed and voted
He would have shown his integrity through that vote. ObamaCare isn't perfect, it's a stepping stone and open to improvement. Even President Obama said as much. But in the meantime, it has helped tens of millions more Americans gain health insurance and health care. Progress, not perfection. By the way, single-payer is viable via ObamaCare under 1332 "State Innovation Waiver". Every State can implement single-payer IF that State can show that their plan is better, can cover the same amount or more people, and it doesn't contribute to the Federal deficit. As you know, Vermont has applied for and received the Waiver, and ObamaCare will pay 80-85% of the cost of implementation.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)that if one more vote would have made a damn bit of difference, he would have stayed.
If you think he didn't take it seriously, and make sure that he could leave town with no ill effects, then you have no clue of who he is at his core.
He is committed to his goals to an extreme degree. And he is committed to doing whatever he can to protect and expand healthcare as a central tenant of his entire political life. That's who he is.
So perhaps you made a mistake based on incomplete knowledge.
But assuming that he just blew it off because he didn't care, is totally off the mark.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)to pro-ObamaCare advocates. It's bad optics to Planned Parenthood activists and women who still have to fight for our reproductive rights and those of our daughters. This is undeniable, and you don't need to know the man's "true heart". You just need to see where he, as a Senator, votes, and it doesn't matter in the greater scheme of things if the bill passed with or without his vote. It's about optics. It tells people whose side you're actually on, and to be honest, it doesn't look good for him.
But assuming that he just blew it off because he didn't care, is totally off the mark.
I never assumed such a thing - but I do question his reasons. He voted against the AUMF Against Iraq even though it would have easily passed both chambers in Congress with or without his vote.
For a person who's pretty knowledgeable about Sanders' legislative past, this was a strange vote since he voted for the 1998 Iraq Liberation Act that was used to promote the AUMF Against Iraq four years later and what he voted against. But he said it was a principled vote. And he was correct in doing so then, as he is wrong in NOT voting against the sneaky Republican reconciliation bill now.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)but I have to point out, it's "quash release..." not "squash".
Carry on...
Faux pas
(14,681 posts)
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)Get the truth out, and let the chips fall where they may. I'm not a fan of Mayor Emanuel, but I don't want to see people running for our party's nomination casually smearing him when it involves such a deadly serious issue.
"Any elected official with knowledge that the tape was being suppressed or improperly withheld should resign. No one should be shielded by power or position." looks very direct to me, and I don't see it as smearing anyone.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)... stands with Rahm. Yessir, that's the wonderful advocate for BLM we've all come to admire so much.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)
azmom
(5,208 posts)Activists. Vote wisely.
riversedge
(70,233 posts)I think it is smart for Hillary to call for a Federal probe.
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Dec 2: Hillary Clinton calls for federal inquiry of Chicago police tactics
I missed this-from Dec 2.
I see there are several threads in gd-p claiming Sanders has taken the boldest step yet among the candidates Suggesting that Rahm Emanuel resign. I think it should be investigated--and let the chips fall where they may. I also consider it very bold of Hillary--and the right thing to do---to call for a Federal investigation into this shooting.
But too early for resignation. He may decide to do just that as the protests go on (and they are going on) IMHO
Hillary Clinton calls for federal inquiry of Chicago police tactics
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-hillary-clinton-rahm-investigation-20151202-story.html
Hillary Clinton is calling for an independent federal inquiry into the Chicago Police Department's tactics following the shooting death of African-American teenager Laquan McDonald by a white police officer, her campaign told the Tribune on Wednesday.
Clinton's stance puts her at odds with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who on Wednesday said he is against a full-blown federal probe.
Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, is "deeply troubled" by the shooting last year of McDonald and the "outstanding questions" it raises, her spokesman Brian Fallon said.
Emanuel has called for a task force to review the Police Department's practices, which is "an important step," Fallon said. "But given the gravity of this tragic situation, she supports a full review by the Department of Justice," he said of Clinton.
Emanuel, a powerful fellow Democrat, has come under harsh criticism for his administration's handling of the shooting and its ...............
His administration spent months trying to keep private a police video that shows McDonald being shot 16 times. The airing of the video last month set off a furor among protesters and community leaders, demanding answers about the shooting and the mystery surrounding it.
Emanuel opposes federal civil rights probe of Chicago police, admits 'mistakes'.................
But Clinton is siding with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, another influential Democrat, who has called for the Justice Department to look into the police use of deadly force. Madigan wrote a letter Tuesday asking U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to launch a review because, as she put it, the "trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken."
Clinton does not believe Emanuel should step down as mayor, Fallon said...............
http://www.trbimg.com/img-56609473/turbine/ct-white-house-responds-to-laquan-mc-20151203/750/750x422
White House responds to Laquan McDonald shooting, Hillary Clinton wants federal probe of CPD. Dec 3, 2015. (WGN-TV)
